Hasselbeck returns to full-practice mode

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was back practicing in full Thursday after taking it easy Wednesday to rest his recovering ribs.

Hasselbeck has played the past three games since sitting out two weeks with broken ribs, but has been limited in practice at times because of continuing soreness. He is a sure bet to start again Sunday against Detroit as the Seahawks look to snap a two-game losing streak.

Matt Hasselbeck

The only Seahawk not practicing at all Thursday was wide receiver Ben Obomanu, who is sidelined with a sore oblique muscle.

Hasselbeck tried saying he feels “a little bit better, probably, to similar” this week as compared to last, then laughed and said he can’t lie any more. While NFL players don’t like to talk about injuries, obviously his broken ribs remain sore, not helped by a crunching hit he took from the Dallas Cowboys in Sunday’s 38-17 loss.

He did say he thinks there will get to be a point this season when he’s pain free.

“Yeah. I would hope so,” he said. “One of the things when you come back early from an injury when you really shouldn’t probably, you add on some healing time, and probably create some other nagging things. I think that’s probably the case. But I hope that I can get there.”